Bow with magnetic retractable arrow rest



Sept. 19, 1967 E. L. FERGUSON BOW WITH MAGNETIC RETRACTABLE ARROW RESTFiled Jan. 4, 1965 \NVENTOR United States I Patent Ofifice 3,342,173 BOWWITH MAGNETIC RETRACTABLE ARROW REST Eugene L. Ferguson, 231 ArlingtonRoad, Hoyt Lakes, Minn. 55750 Filed Jan. 4, 1965, Ser. No. 422,998 2Claims. (Cl. 124-24) This invention relates to archery equipment andmore particularly to an arrow rest or support to be used in con junctionwith a bow having a cut out sight window and an arrow shelf.

Modern bows are provided with a shelf for supporting an arrow as it isdrawn and released from the bow. The shelf has been found to functionrelatively well for its purpose, however, on occasion the lowermostfletch on an arrow will contact the shelf and cause the arrow to deflectfrom its intended course and the fletch may be damaged.

When archers are using fletch of a plastic, non-yielding material, as isoften done, it is impossible to avoid the contact and all arrows aredeflected to varying degrees thus making accuracy impossible.

The object of the present invention is to prevent 'arrow damage and/ orin accuracy occasioned by engagement of an arrow fletched with theshelf. More particularly, it is the object of the invention to providemeans for supporting an arrow out of contact with the bow shelf whilethe arrow is being drawn and aimed, with the supporting meansautomatically moving clear of the arrow immediately upon release of thebow string so that the arrow moves past the bow on its intended flightpath without at any time contacting the bow shelf and being deflectedand with the supporting means returning automatically to its shootingposition immediately and without bow movement thus readying the bow forthe next shot.

Other objects and their attendant advantages will become apparent as thefollowing detailed description is read in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing herein.

FIG. 1 shows a side elevational view of a drawn bow in shootingposition.

FIG. 2 shows a broken enlarged view of center portion of bow with arrowsupported by means of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on a line substantiallycorresponding to 3-3 with arm in shooting position.

FIG. 4 is similar to FIG. 3 except it shows arm in pivoted position.

FIG. 5 is two enlarged views of main assembly.

FIG. 6 is rear view of arrow support arm.

FIG. 7 is unit cover/ arrow point contact.

Referring now to the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a conventional bow 10 with aconventional arrow 12 in shooting position on string 14. The bow has aconventional cut-out sight window 16 with a shelf 18. When shot in theconventional manner, the arrow is rested on the shelf 18 and bow isdrawn and released. As the arrow 12 passes forward, the

3,342,173 Patented Sept. 19, 1967 fletching 20, consisting of turkeyfeathers or in the case of a tournament archer, a plastic material, onoccasion will strike the shelf 18 and deflect from its intended coursecausing a miss and a broken plastic.

This device will prevent the arrow from touching or striking any portionof the bow from the moment of release until the arrow is clear of thebow.

Referring again to the drawing:

FIG. 1 shows bow drawn and in shooting position. FIG. 2 shows blow-up ofcenter section with device in place 22 and arrow 12 resting on restclear of shelf 18. FIG. 3 shows section through FIG. 2 substantiallycorresponding to the line 3-3 with unit installed in bow. Unit consistsof a cylinder 24 of suitable material with a slot cut across it and apermanent magnetic 26 installed in it. In slot, an arrow supporting arm28 is assembled on a pivot 30. After installing in bow, unit is coveredby a thin piece of suitable material 32 with an opening for arm 28 toprotrude through. This figure shows arm in shooting position. FIG. 4shows same as FIG. 3 except arm 28 is shown in pivoted position orposition it would assume when arrow is shot thus allowing completeclearance of fletching 20. Therefore, no deflection of arrow fromintended course would occur. FIG. 5 shows blowup of main unit showingcylinder 24, arm 28, magnet 26 and pivot 30. FIG. 6 shows rear view ofarrow support arm 28. FIG. 7 shows unit cover 32 with raised bump orarrow reference point to provide point contact for consistancy of arrowplacement 36 and opening for arm 34.

I claim:

1. In combination, an archery bow having a hand grip, an arrow restpivoted on the side of said how above said hand grip and for movementbetween a. retracted position and a position extending laterally of saidhow, magnetic means fixedly mounted on the side of said bow adjacentsaid arrow rest, said arrow rest having means thereon for supporting anarrow when said rest is in its laterally extending position, said arrowrest having magnetic means thereon, one of said magnetic means beingpermanently magnetized, whereby the magnetic means on said rest will beattracted to the magnetic means on said bow to normally retain said restin its laterally extending position, and whereby contact of the feathersof an arrow with said arrow supporting means will pivot said rest to itsretracted position.

2. The device of claim 1 in which said arrow rest includes an arrowsupporting arm connected to a short arm on which said magnetic means ofsaid rest is carried.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,975,780 3/1961 Fisher 124-242,980,097 4/ 1961 Rothgery 124-24 X 3,108,584 10/1963 Coe 124-243,142,294 7/1964 Baldwin 124-41 X F. BARRY SHAY, Primary Examiner. W, RBROWNE, Assistant Examiner.

1. IN COMBINATION, AN ARCHERY BOW HAVING A HAND GRIP, AN ARROW RESTPIVOTED ON THE SIDE OF SAID BOW ABOVE SAID HAND GRIP AND FOR MOVEMENTBETWEEN A RETRACTED POSITION AND A POSITION EXTENDING LATERALLY OF SAIDBOW, MAGNETIC MEANS FIXEDLY MOUNTED ON THE SIDE OF SAID BOW ADJACENTSAID ARROW REST, SAID ARROW REST HAVING MEANS THEREON FOR SUPPORTING ANARROW WHEN SAID REST IS IN ITS LATERALLY EXTENDING POSITION, SAID ARROWREST HAVING MAGNETIC MEANS THEREON, ONE OF SAID MAGNETIC MEANS BEINGPERMANENTLY MAGNETIZED, WHEREBY THE MAGNETIC MEANS ON SAID REST